Month: June 2020

MORAN — Moran City Council members will soon take a closer look at the city’s aging water distribution system. Council members unanimously approved Monday a vote to hire Schwab Eaton to begin a preliminary engineering…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to deploy the military to “dominate the streets” of America and federal forces followed his lead, aggressively clearing a Washington park of protesters with tear gas so he…

Forgive Karen Blakeslee if she happens to tell you to mind your peas and carrots these days. She certainly means well. That’s because the Kansas State University food safety specialist knows it’s nearly that time…

Dear Dr. Roach: I had two blood transfusions in 2012 during an almost yearlong bout with an out of control infection that ended up in a fused knee. In a recent antibody screen, I was…

MANHATTAN — Iola High School FFA member Levi Meiwes was recognized as the State Star Farmer, one of the association’s top honors, during the virtual 92nd Kansas FFA Convention, held Wednesday through Friday. Each year,…

Dear Carolyn: I have a close friend, “Rose.” Rose has done three failed IVF attempts and is gearing up for her fourth one (when it’s available). While the failures have of course been very painful,…

Hats, Hats, Hats! It was hat night at the June 1 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club via Zoom. Roll call was answered by stating a famous quote and who originated it. Club members…

The A Iola Indians took the field at the Humboldt Sports Complex to compete in an intrasquad scrimmage on Monday, being the first live action on the diamond since last summer for many area ballplayers. …

COVID-19 cases in Kansas have exceeded 10,000 as of Monday’s report by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.  Recorded deaths from the virus are 217 with 862 hospitalizations.  The majority of the new cases…

DETROIT (AP) — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms captured the nation’s attention when she addressed the civil unrest occurring in her city after George Floyd’s death. “I am a mother to four black children in…